Sleeping Dogs

AdventureHack and slash/Beat 'em upShooter
Sleeping Dogs
Trailer (1/2)
IDs
IDSteam
1267202170
80
Critic rating
8.0
User rating
HowLongToBeat
Main15.31h
Extra22.43h
100%34.78h
Summary

Sleeping Dogs is a third-person open-world action-adventure game set in contemporary Hong Kong. Players control Wei Shen, an undercover police officer who infiltrates a Triad organization called the Sun On Yee. Gameplay emphasizes melee combat using martial arts moves, grapples, and environmental attacks over gunplay, alongside driving, parkour, and open-world exploration. The game features a triple experience system split between Triad, Police, and Face progression paths, each unlocking different abilities and rewards.

Storyline

Wei Shen, a Hong Kong-American police officer and martial artist, returns to Hong Kong on assignment from the SFPD to infiltrate the Sun On Yee, one of the city's most powerful Triad organizations. Reconnecting with his childhood friend Jackie Ma, Shen enters the criminal underworld as a low-level gang member, quickly earning the trust of local boss Winston Chu. As he rises through the ranks, Shen must maintain his cover while feeding intelligence back to his police handlers, all while the Sun On Yee's internal power struggles threaten to consume everyone around him. Caught between his duty as a cop and the bonds he forms with the people he is betraying, Shen finds the line between his identities blurring. When a brutal massacre tears the organization apart and triggers a war for its leadership, Shen is drawn deeper into the violence, forced to question who he can trust on either side of the law.

Developers
United Front GamesSquare Enix London StudiosSquare Enix London StudiosUnited Front Games
Publishers
Bandai Namco EntertainmentSquare EnixSquare Enix
Genres
AdventureHack and slash/Beat 'em upShooter
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 3Xbox 360
Game modes
Single player
Perspectives
Third person
Keywords
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